Most people never give a second thought to life’s most important questions, such as: How many people can you cram into a Cornhuskers game? Or how tall should a bowling pin be? Fortunately for them, Uncle John does.

Tennis

During a single Wimbledon tournament, 42,000 tennis balls are used.

Soccer

A soccer ball must measure between 27 and 28 inches in circumference and weigh 14 to 16 ounces.

Bowling

A bowling ball should be 27 inches in circumference and weigh no more than 16 pounds.
A bowling pin should weigh between 3 pounds 2 ounces and 3 pounds 10 ounces and should be exactly 1 foot 3 inches tall.

Darts

A dart cannot be more than 1 foot in length, or weigh more than 50 grams.
A dartboard must be hung so that the bull’s-eye is 5 feet 8 inches above the floor. The person throwing the dart must stand 7 feet 9 1⁄4 inches from the board.

Basketball

Points scored by basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over his 20-year career: 38,387.

Hockey

Ice hockey is the only team sport that’s divided into three time periods. It used to be divided into halves, but the ice got so rutted during the game that they added an extra intermission…to clean off the playing surface.

Golf

A golf ball must weigh no more than 1.62 ounces, with a diameter no less than 1.68 inches. (A standard tee is 2 1⁄8 inches long.)

Football

When the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play a home football game, Memorial Stadium becomes the state’s third-largest city (it seats 85,500 people).